Creating Your Network

This manual assumes that you have a functional network with at least one NS 3000/iX link properly configured to allow data communications to occur between systems. If you have not yet created your network, or if you need to make modifications to your network configuration, you will need to use the HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide. An overview of the procedures required to plan and configure the network is provided below.

Network Creation Overview

Check that the hardware components required for NS 3000/iX have been installed and verified according to the procedures in the hardware installation manuals listed in the preface of this manual.
Use the software verification procedures described in this manual to check that the data communications software has been installed properly.
Plan your network configuration by filling out the worksheets provided in the HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide.
Configure the transport and links by using the NMMGR.PUB.SYS utility to update the configuration file and, if required, the network directory file.
Validate the network transport to check for consistency of configuration values.
Cross-validate the NMMGR configuration file with the system configuration files within SYSGEN.

The NS 3000/iX Products

An NS 3000/iX network consists of one or more of the available NS 3000/iX link products configured to allow communications between systems (nodes) on the network. The Network Services are available to allow users to perform applications across the network.

Your network will include one or more of the following link products:

ThinLAN 3000/iX Link. Supports IEEE802.3/Ethernet LAN connections.
Token Ring/iX. Supports IEEE802.5 token ring LAN connections.
NS Point-to-Point Network Link/iX. Supports LAP-B connections over leased lines or switched auto-dial lines.
X.25 iX System Access. Supports connections to X.25 public or private data networks.
Fiber Distributed Data Interface/iX. Provides a single-attach connection to an FDDI network through an FDDI concentrator.
HP-PB 100VG-AnyLAN Network Adapter. Connects an HP e3000 computer using the HP-PB backplane to a 100VG-AnyLAN network.
HP-PB 100Base-T Network Adapter. Connects an HP e3000 computer using the HP-PB backplane to a 100Base-T network.

The following Network Services are available to run over the NS 3000/iX link products:

Virtual Terminal (VT). Creates an interactive session on another system in the network. Multiple concurrent sessions are possible.
Remote File Access (RFA). Allows I/O operations to files and devices on remote systems.
Remote DataBase Access (RDBA). Allows access to turboIMAGE databases on remote nodes.
Network File Transfer (NFT). Allows transfer of files from one node to another.
Remote Process Management (RPM). Allows the creation and termination of processes on remote nodes.

Creating Your Network

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Network Creation Overview

The NS 3000/iX Products